'uniform-fruited' originates from a combination of the English adjective 'uniform' and the past-participial adjective-forming element from 'fruit' (here rendered as 'fruited'). The element 'uniform' ultimately comes from Latin 'uniformis', where 'uni-' meant 'one' and 'form' meant 'shape', while 'fruit' comes via Old French 'fruit' from Latin 'fructus'.

'uniform' entered English via Old French 'uniforme' from Latin 'uniformis'; 'fruit' entered English from Old French 'fruit' from Latin 'fructus'. The compound adjective 'uniform-fruited' was formed in modern English usage by compounding 'uniform' + 'fruited' and has been used in botanical and horticultural descriptions (mainly 19th–20th century onwards).

Initially the elements meant 'one form' (uniform) and 'fruit' (produce), so a literal sense was simply 'having one form of fruit'; over time the usage standardized in botanical contexts to mean 'producing fruits that are consistent in size, shape, or quality.'